In the Christmas Spirit

~ Release by Booker T. & the MG’s (see all versions of this release, 6 available)

Tracklist

▼12" Vinyl 1
#TitleRatingLength
A1Jingle Bells
producer:
Jim Stewart (US producer, founder for Stax & Volt Records)
bass [electric bass]:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter) (on 1966-10-28)
drums (drum set):
Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer) (on 1966-10-28)
organ:
Booker T. Jones (on 1966-10-28)
strings [guitar, electric bass]:
Steve Cropper (on 1966-10-28)
instrumental recording of:
Jingle Bells
lyricist and composer:
James Lord Pierpont (in 1850)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
lyrics quoted on:
White Christmas (vocal quartet arrangement, made popular by The Drifters)
music quoted on:
Christmas
music quoted on:
Sounds Like It’s Going to Bundle (Main Humble Bundle Theme Song)
music quoted on:
You Should See My Other Bundle (Humble Indie Bundle 2 Theme)
2:39
A2Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
producer:
Jim Stewart (US producer, founder for Stax & Volt Records)
bass [electric bass]:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter) (on 1966-10-28)
drums (drum set):
Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer) (on 1966-10-28)
organ:
Booker T. Jones (on 1966-10-28)
strings [guitar, electric bass]:
Steve Cropper (on 1966-10-28)
cover recording of:
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (on 1966-10-28)
lyricist:
Haven Gillespie (in 1932)
composer:
J. Fred Coots (in 1932)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), EMI United Partnership Ltd., Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Haven Gillespie Music Publishing, Jobete Music Co., Inc., Leo Feist Ltd, Leo Feist, Inc., SBK United Partnership and The Songwriters Guild
music quoted on:
Lit vert
2:36
A3Winter Wonderland
producer:
Jim Stewart (US producer, founder for Stax & Volt Records)
bass [electric bass]:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter) (on 1966-10-28)
drums (drum set):
Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer) (on 1966-10-28)
organ:
Booker T. Jones (on 1966-10-28)
strings [guitar, electric bass]:
Steve Cropper (on 1966-10-28)
cover recording of:
Winter Wonderland (on 1966-10-28)
lyricist:
Richard B. Smith (wrote lyrics to “Winter Wonderland”)
composer:
Felix Bernard
publisher:
Bregman, Vocco & Conn, Inc., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Francis, Day & Hunter, Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
2:06
A4White Christmas
producer:
Jim Stewart (US producer, founder for Stax & Volt Records)
bass [electric bass]:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter) (on 1966-10-28)
drums (drum set):
Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer) (on 1966-10-28)
organ:
Booker T. Jones (on 1966-10-28)
strings [guitar, electric bass]:
Steve Cropper (on 1966-10-28)
cover recording of:
White Christmas (on 1966-10-28)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (from 1938 until 1940)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Irving Berlin Music Corp., Williamson Music Company and Irving Berlin Music Company (from 1940 to present)
sub-publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 15)
3:05
A5The Christmas Song
producer:
Jim Stewart (US producer, founder for Stax & Volt Records)
bass [electric bass]:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter) (on 1966-10-28)
drums (drum set):
Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer) (on 1966-10-28)
organ:
Booker T. Jones (on 1966-10-28)
strings [guitar, electric bass]:
Steve Cropper (on 1966-10-28)
cover recording of:
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) (on 1966-10-28)
writer:
Mel Tormé ("The Velvet Fog") (from 1944 until 1945) and Robert Wells (songwriter) (from 1944 until 1945)
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC, Warner Chappell Ltd. and E. H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) (from 1946 to present)
3:21
A6Silver Bells
producer:
Jim Stewart (US producer, founder for Stax & Volt Records)
bass [electric bass]:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter) (on 1966-10-28)
drums (drum set):
Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer) (on 1966-10-28)
organ:
Booker T. Jones (on 1966-10-28)
strings [guitar, electric bass]:
Steve Cropper (on 1966-10-28)
cover recording of:
Silver Bells (on 1966-10-28)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Evans (US lyricist) and Jay Livingston
publisher:
Famous Music (renamed since 2007-05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Famous Music Publishing Limited, Jay Livingston Music Inc., Paramount Music Corporation and Sony/ATV Harmony (in 1950)
2:33
B1Merry Christmas Baby
producer:
Jim Stewart (US producer, founder for Stax & Volt Records)
bass [electric bass]:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter) (on 1966-10-28)
drums (drum set):
Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer) (on 1966-10-28)
organ:
Booker T. Jones (on 1966-10-28)
strings [guitar, electric bass]:
Steve Cropper (on 1966-10-28)
cover recording of:
Merry Christmas Baby (on 1966-10-28)
writer:
Lou Baxter and Johnny Moore (US blues guitarist, Three Blazers)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., St. Louis Music Corp., Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
3:17
B2Blue Christmas
producer:
Jim Stewart (US producer, founder for Stax & Volt Records)
bass [electric bass]:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter) (on 1966-10-28)
drums (drum set):
Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer) (on 1966-10-28)
organ:
Booker T. Jones (on 1966-10-28)
strings [guitar, electric bass]:
Steve Cropper (on 1966-10-28)
cover recording of:
Blue Christmas (on 1966-10-28)
writer:
Bill Hayes (songwriter) and Jay Johnson (songwriter of "Blue Christmas")
publisher:
Anglo-Pic Music Co. Ltd., Bibo Music Publishing, Inc., PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998), Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) and Universal Polygram International, Inc.
3:13
B3Sweet Little Jesus Boy
producer:
Jim Stewart (US producer, founder for Stax & Volt Records)
bass [electric bass]:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter) (on 1966-10-28)
drums (drum set):
Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer) (on 1966-10-28)
organ:
Booker T. Jones (on 1966-10-28)
strings [guitar, electric bass]:
Steve Cropper (on 1966-10-28)
cover recording of:
Sweet Little Jesus Boy (on 1966-10-28)
lyricist and composer:
Robert MacGimsey
publisher:
Carl Fischer LLC
2:52
B4Silent Night
producer:
Jim Stewart (US producer, founder for Stax & Volt Records)
bass [electric bass]:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter) (on 1966-10-28)
drums (drum set):
Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer) (on 1966-10-28)
organ:
Booker T. Jones (on 1966-10-28)
strings [guitar, electric bass]:
Steve Cropper (on 1966-10-28)
instrumental recording of:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
lyricist:
Josef Mohr (in 1816)
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber (in 1818)
music quoted on:
Sacrifice (Krampus soundtrack)
part of:
Oh, What a Lovely War! (stage musical)
3:26
B5We Three Kings
producer:
Jim Stewart (US producer, founder for Stax & Volt Records)
bass [electric bass]:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter) (on 1966-10-28)
drums (drum set):
Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer) (on 1966-10-28)
organ:
Booker T. Jones (on 1966-10-28)
strings [guitar, electric bass]:
Steve Cropper (on 1966-10-28)
instrumental recording of:
We Three Kings
lyricist and composer:
John Henry Hopkins, Jr. (composer, “We Three Kings”)
2:37
B6We Wish You a Merry Christmas
producer:
Jim Stewart (US producer, founder for Stax & Volt Records)
bass [electric bass]:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter) (on 1966-10-28)
drums (drum set):
Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer) (on 1966-10-28)
organ:
Booker T. Jones (on 1966-10-28)
strings [guitar, electric bass]:
Steve Cropper (on 1966-10-28)
recording of:
We Wish You a Merry Christmas (on 1966-10-28)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:23